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Supervisor/ Community Liaison - LFS

Norwegian Refugee Council
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Position Title: Supervisor/ Community Liaison - LFS

2025-02-16    Herat     Full Time     434

Job Location: Herat
Nationality: National
Category: Agriculture
Employment Type: Full Time
Salary: Based on the NRC Salary Scale
Vacancy Number: VACBW-2025-002
No. Of Jobs: 2
City: Herat
Organization: Norwegian Refugee Council
Years of Experience: At least 2-3 years of experience of working in livelihood projects including (agriculture and business development)
Contract Duration: 31 December 2025
Gender: Male
Education: Holding BA degree from Agriculture or Economy Faculty
Close date: 2025-02-16

About Norwegian Refugee Council:

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization specialized in assisting and advocating for the rights of refugees, returnees and internally displaced people (IDPs). All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organisation’s core values dedication, innovation, inclusivity and accountability. These attitudes and believes shall guide our actions and relationships

Job Descriptions:

The Supervisor/Community Liaison will help to implement LFS (Livelihoods and Food Security) programmes in western region, particularly Herat province, under the Livelihoods and Food Security Core Competency. He/she will work under the direct supervision of Livelihoods and Food Security Assistant. The CBW will be primarily responsible for conducting surveys, being part of BNF selection team, conducting livestock training, market assessments, business development training, and supervising the activities in the designated area of responsibility.

Job Requirements:

  1. Role and responsibilities

Generic responsibilities

  • Adhere to NRC policies, tools, handbooks, and guidelines.
  • Assist in the implementation of the Livelihoods and Food Security portfolio according to the plan of action.
  • Facilitate and implement the process of enrolling project beneficiaries in business startup and livestock activities, including the distribution of animal and business tools.
  • Ensure that all NRC’s internal tools for project implementation are used during project activities.
  • Facilitate an environment for Monitoring and Evaluation activities and contribute to baseline and end-line surveys for the training sessions, improving the quality of project activities.
  • Identify and report challenges during the implementation of project activities and assist the LFS team in addressing and resolving these challenges.

 

Specific responsibilities

  • Facilitate and implement the process of enrolling project beneficiaries in training activities.
  • Conduct technical livestock feeding/deworming, agriculture and business development training.
  • Establish and maintain a proper filing system for documents related to project activities.
  • Ensure effective linkage of beneficiaries to the target market.
  • Provide mentorship to the targeted group of beneficiaries during and after training in technical livestock practices, seed cultivation and business development as well.
  • Provide mentorship to the project participants on deworming process, vaccinations seed cultivation and business.
  1. Competencies

Competencies are important in order for the employee and the organisation to deliver desired results. They are relevant for all staff and are divided into the following two categories:

Professional competencies

These are skills, knowledge and experience that are important for effective performance.

Generic professional competencies for this position:

  • Good written and spoken Dari, good spoken English; and Pashto is an advantage.
  • Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Power Point and Word.
  • Ability to be highly spend a lot of time in the field (beneficiary households, meeting with local authorities etc.).
  • Creativity and willingness to try new things.
  • A positive and collaborative attitude and willingness to work in a team.
  • A willingness to work in a multi-cultural environment 
  • Knowledge of cash-based interventions and market based programme, agronomy and livestock.

 

Context related skills, knowledge and experience:

  • Bachelor’s degree in agriculture, economy or public administration.  
  • Minimum working experience 2-3 years in livelihoods projects including (agriculture and business development).
  • Experience of conducting soft skills trainings.
  • Experience of providing mentorship.
  • Experience of animal deworming and feeding

 

Behavioural competencies

These are personal qualities that influence how successful people are in their job. NRC’s Competency Framework states 12 behavioral competencies and the following are essential for this position:

  • Planning and delivering results
  • Communicating with impact and respect
  • Handling insecure environment
  • Empowering and building trust

 

  1. Performance Management

The employee will be accountable for the responsibilities and the competencies, in accordance with the NRC Performance Management Manual. The following documents will be used for performance reviews:

  • The Job Description
  • The Work and Development Plan
  • The NRC Competency Framework
  • The Mid-term/End-of-trial Period Performance Review Template
  • The NRC Competency Framework

Submission Guidelines:

Interested candidates who meet the qualifications are invited to submit their Cover Letter and CV via email to atif.behrad@nrc.no no later than 16-Feb-2025. The subject line of the email must be VACBW-2025-002 to ensure proper processing. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted, and late or incomplete applications will not be considered. Please submit your documents in PDF format and include your contact details.

Submission Email:

atif.behrad@nrc.no

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